Once upon a time in L.A., Briana Innes had surrendered to Prince Charming--and was abandoned in the cinders of secret shame. Surely in sleepy Whispering Pines, Wyoming, she was safe from suave seducers, impossible dreams... .

Then forthright Hank Robinson--and his adorable daughter--unexpectedly breached her guard. His magnetism ripped away her defenses; his rock-solid manliness lured her to dream of happily ever after... .

But the fiercely protective father trusted no one to mother his child--he'd pleasure a woman but would never wed her. And even if the impossible came true--if he let himself love her--he'd never forgive the sweet sin Briana kept; hidden in her heart..